Dentists

Several dentists, executives, DSOs and dental companies have been honored for excellence in the dental industry in the last two months.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed into law a bill that allows dental hygienists to use nitrous oxide and local infiltration anesthesia to assist dentists with dental procedures.

Two dentists who were appointed to lead dental schools and three other dentists who have made headlines since May 9:

From oral surgery-focused DSO expansions to a botched dental surgery, here are six oral surgery stories Becker's has reported on since April 13:

Five federal updates for dentists to know:

The University of Michigan School of Dentistry has named Dr. Jan Ching Chun Hu interim dean, effective May 16. 

Six dental schools have received donations totaling $60.2 million in the last two months. 

Several dental schools have experienced shifts in their leadership in the last two years, with 16 schools appointing or experiencing the departure of deans in the last two years. 

Anibal Diogenes, DDS, PhD, has been named a Piper Professor by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation.

The University of North Carolina Adams School of Dentistry in Chapel Hill has appointed Janet Guthmiller, DDS, PhD, as dean, effective Oct. 15.